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This the the completed version of the cabinet I posted earlier. It has been one of those projects that try men’s souls. All went well till I applied the finish, per the manufactures instructions and it came out terrible. I ended up stripping all the finish off and starting over, this time wiping on the same finish instead of using a brush. Oh, how I dislike tinted polys. Anyway it came out much better this time.
It has one shelf on full extension drawer slides for his turntable. The drawers are all on full extension slides and hold 36 CD’s. He is a music minister and has quite a bit of stereo equipment. The two middle shelves are fixed and the rest are adjustable. I added doors to the back so that when he needs to make changes to any equipment he doesn’t have to pull everything out the front. He can simply pull it out from the wall (it’s on furniture casters) and access the back via the doors. They also have vents to allow for heat dissipation. All the shelves have a slot cut in the back to allow for cables as well as some pass through grommets from one side to the other. I included on grommet in the bottom and a notch in the back base molding for the main power cord.
It was my first shot at muntins and mullions. They weren’t near as bad as I had imagined. I do need to get a 23 gauge pin nailer for those tiny moldings that hold the glass panes in place. Pre-drilling with a tiny #60 drill bit and hand nailing all those small moldings to secure the glass was sure a pane:).
It was a challenge but I got to try some new techniques and actually learned a thing or two.
Mart
16 comments so far
woodworm
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posted 177 days ago
That is very very nice. Great job Mart.
-- Regards, Woodworm - KL, MY.
CharlieM1958
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posted 177 days ago
Really nice!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Dave Nesting
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posted 177 days ago
Mart -
Looks really nice. What is the finish – ‘Minwax polyshades’? or some other product, and did you use shellac first.
I think you minister will love it.
Dave
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Woodchuck1957
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posted 177 days ago
I like the design.
Bigbuck
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posted 176 days ago
Nice job, it looks great.
-- Glenn, New Mexico
mart
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posted 176 days ago
Dave,
I use Minwax Polyshades in Bombay Mahogany. I wiped it on and followed up wiping it off with another rag. I had terrible luck with using a brush and ended up stripping it off the first time. Me and polys don’t get along well. I delivered it today and he was very happy with it.
Mart
CessnaPilotBarry
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posted 176 days ago
I think I remember this…
Nice save! I think it turned out very nice.
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Jon3
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posted 172 days ago
I was looking for library drawer pulls like those. Where did you find them?
mart
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posted 172 days ago
Jon3,
I got them at Paxton Hardware. Here’s the link.
Mart
http://www.paxtonhardware.com/products.asp?dept=407&grp=1
mpatman
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posted 158 days ago
Very nice design, it looks great!
coloradoclimber
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posted 158 days ago
That’s pretty cool. Looks like a LOT of detail work. It sure came out nice.
johnmcfarm
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posted 124 days ago
Very nice indeed!
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Michael Brailsford
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posted 110 days ago
VERY NICE WORK
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Mike
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posted 82 days ago
Looks great! You did an awesome job. :)
-- Mike, VT
Ed Elizondo
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posted 52 days ago
Mart, your cabinet came out really great! I too have a hard time applying poly’s. I just can’t keep the leading edge wet. I tend to keep going over it trying to even it out. I think my problem is I am just trying to rush it thru. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
-- Ed E.
a1Jim
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posted 52 days ago
nice job,gooddesign,great finish
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon